Man arrested and charged with Northwest Miami-Dade hit-and-run crash

Video: Miami-Dade Police release surveillance video of driver who slammed into a teenager and took off

Miami-Dade Police release surveillance video showing of a silver Mercedes C-Class who slammed into a teenager Monday morning at the 7900 block of Northwest 22 Avenue and took off. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers

By

Up Next

Miami-Dade Police release surveillance video showing of a silver Mercedes C-Class who slammed into a teenager Monday morning at the 7900 block of Northwest 22 Avenue and took off. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers

By

Miami-Dade police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a man wanted for driving his car into a teen in Northwest Miami-Dade street and then taking off.

Simion Boykins, 33, was charged with driving with a suspended license while being a habitual traffic offender, causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries.

On Monday, police released surveillance video of Javier Valdes, 15, being hit by a silver Mercedes C Class as he crossed the 7900 block of Northwest 22nd Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. that day.

Javier was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in serious but stable condition.